82R8513 NC-F
By: Truitt H.B. No. 2666
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the administration of certain immunizations or
vaccinations by a pharmacist.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 554.052(c-1), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c-1) A pharmacist may administer an influenza vaccination
to a patient over seven years of age without an established
physician-patient relationship. A pharmacist may administer a
vaccination or immunization required by statute or rule to attend a
middle or junior high school to a patient who is entering or
attending middle or junior high school without establishing a
physician-patient relationship.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2011.